“Adrift in Macao,” parody of film noir movies presented by The Originals, Saco River Theatre, Buxton. $22; $20 for seniors and students; Thursdays are pay-what-you-can. sacorivertheatre.org. 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday.

Portland Museum of Art: “Shangaa: Art of Tanzania,” first major exhibition in the U.S. to focus on the traditional arts of Tanzania, through Aug. 25; “A Taste of Modernism,” 62 works from the William S. Paley Collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, through Sept. 8. portlandmuseum.org

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick: Katherine Bradford, “AUGUST,” recent paintings with an ocean theme, through Sept. 1; “Maurice Prendergast: By the Sea,” seaside work in Maine and elsewhere by Post-Impressionist painter, through Oct. 13. bowdoin.edu/art-museum

Ogunquit Museum of American Art: “Andy Warhol: American Icon,” photographic images never shown in public and original works of art by Warhol on loan, through Sept. 1; “Sixty Works — 60 Years,” 60 of the most important works from the permanent collection; and “Henry Strater: A Life in Art,” family photos and artwork, through Oct. 31. ogunquitmuseum.org

Colby College Museum of Art: Waterville: Alex Katz, “A Matter of Light,” 48 prints, drawings and paintings, through Sept. 15; “A Thing Alive: Modern Views from the Marin Collections,” work by John Marin, Berenice Abbott, Eugene Atget, Alfred Stieglitz and others, through Sept. 29; “Nowhere But Here,” works by Marsden Hartley, Arthur Dove, Eizabeth Murray, Ben Pier and others, through Jan. 5; “Process & Place,” exploring the design evolution of the Alfond-Lunder Family Pavilion, through Oct. 13; “The Lunder Collection,” works by Whistler, Homer, O’Keefe and many more American masters, plus “Spaces and Places” and “American Weathervanes,” through June 8, 2014. colby.edu/museum

Maine State Museum, Augusta: “Maine Voices from the Civil War,” letters, documents, diaries, sketches, paintings, flags and other objects from the Civil War period, through May 2015. mainestatemuseum.org

Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland: “Stories of the Land and Its People,” the history of midcoast communities through art, through Sept. 1; “Decorating the Everyday: Popular Art from the Farnsworth,” items reflecting mainly 19th- and early 20th-century regional life in Maine and New England, through Sept. 22; Andrew Wyeth, “Her Room,” 1963 tempera painting accompanied by pencil and watercolor studies, through Nov. 17; “Every Picture Tells a Story: N.C. Wyeth illustrations from the Brandywine River Museum,” “American Treasures: Small Treasures,” small-scale work from the museum collection, and “American Treasures: Maine Voices,” views of Maine through art by N.C. Wyeth, Louise Nevelson, Alex Katz and more, through Dec. 29; “A Wondrous Journey: Jonathan Fisher and the Making of Scripture Animals,” through Jan. 5; “American Treasures: Other Voices,” contemporary art from the museum collection, “American Treasures: Family and Friends,” renderings of artists’ relatives and acquaintances, and “American Treasures: Visions of the Land and Sea,” paintings of Maine ocean scenes and coastlines, through Feb. 2. farnsworthmuseum.org

Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor: “InDivisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas,” Smithsonian exhibition exploring race, culture and integration into American society, through Aug. 4; “N’tolonapemk: Our Relatives’ Place,” archaeological exhibits and stories of the Passamaquoddy, through October; “2013 Waponahki Student Art Show,” art by Passamaquoddy and Penobscot students from early childhood education to high school, through Oct. 31; “Wabanaki Guides,” the legacy of Wabanaki people serving as guides for European and American explorers, cartographers, tourists and artists from the 1600s to present, through December. abbemuseum.org

“A Mountain Rises: The Art of Katahdin,” historic and contemporary works of art that represent Mount Katahdin and the surrounding region, University of New England Art Gallery, Portland. une.edu/artgallery. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday. Through Oct. 27.

Wiscasset Bay Gallery: “Maine and America in the 20th Century,” recent acquisitions of 20th-century American paintings and new works by contemporary New England artists, through Aug. 9. wiscassetbaygallery.com

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